Thursday, August 23, 2012

Woman wearing a traditional Chinese Hanfu with head dress. I
love how this turned out.

I had to make a few adjustments over the course of the painting and I almost, at
one point, dumped it in the bin because it just didn't feel right. But it
started coming together toward the eleventh hour.

Saturday, August 18, 2012

I
did this painting about two years ago and I still love the contrast between the
blue and red hues. I love painting in acrylics, from time to time, because
of the fast drying capabilities of
the medium.
I’ve exploited acrylics professionally earlier in my career and know all
the tricks of creating different effects.
But to just use it as a pure medium loosely, painting without regard to controlling
it, to capture the moment is always fun and rewarding.

But
oils… I will always love the fluidity, texture, smoothness, brilliance, the
application and the aroma of turpentine, linseed and varnish in creating a vision
on a canvas or board.

Friday, August 17, 2012

I’ve
wanted to do this painting for a while now.
It took about two nights to complete this painting while working around
a busy schedule. But I’m happy with the
outcome. I like the contrast created by
the depth of field with the crispness of the women against the backdrop.

This
takes place in Melbourne, Australia. Two
women crossing over the tram tracks on Bourke St. I remember this being one of
the hottest days in the city.

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Maurice is a Los Angeles based artist. A graduate from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Ca, BFA. Currently, he works in the animation industry as a freelance designer. After years in pre-production design he started getting back to his first passion since childhood, oil painting. An influence inspired by his father Maurice Sr.